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A single-atom quantum memory

  • Eden Figueroa
  • , Holger Specht
  • , Christian Nölleke
  • , Andreas Reiserer
  • , Manuel Uphoff
  • , Stephan Ritter
  • , Gerhard Rempe
  • Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

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Abstract

We show the implementation of the most fundamental quantum memory by mapping arbitrary polarization states of light into and out of a single atom trapped inside an optical cavity. The memory performance is analyzed through full quantum process tomography. The average fidelity is measured to be 93% and low decoherence rates result in storage times exceeding 180μs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Quantum Information, ICQI 2011
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781557529282
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventInternational Conference on Quantum Information, ICQI 2011 - Ottawa, Canada
Duration: Jun 6 2011Jun 8 2011

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Quantum Information, ICQI 2011
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityOttawa
Period06/6/1106/8/11

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